ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2013
Use of alternative medicine for weight loss among Mexican-American women.
Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Addressing Susceptibility to Non-Prescription Substances for Weight Loss Among Immigrant Hispanic College Students: A Pilot Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Trial
- Traditional Healers as Health Care Providers for the Latine Community in the United States, a Systematic Review.Health equity · 2022Review
- Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Features of Centella asiatica: A Comprehensive Review.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021Review
- Unhealthy weight control strategies: An outcome of body image and eating tensions in women of Mexican origin living in rural farming communities.Journal of health psychology · 2019Article
- Acculturation and weight loss strategies among Latinas.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2015Article
- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among non-Hispanic white, Mexican American, and Vietnamese American patients with type 2 diabetes.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2014Article
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Abstract
The objective of this study is to examine the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for weight loss among Mexican-American women. Cross-sectional survey of different CAM modalities, including traditional Mexican medicine therapies. The sample was drawn from women participating in a weight-loss program in Portland, Oregon. Sample consisted of 31 adult Mexican-American women. Most respondents reported using some form of CAM for weight loss, with most reporting using herbs and teas (70 %), home remedies (61 %) and massage (55 %). Mexican-American women report using a wide range of CAM therapies for weight loss. Understanding their patterns of use will enhance cultural competence of health care professionals and help address their medical needs.
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